Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on Monday, July 9, 2012.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 724:
Adopted by record vote of 240-182, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 238-184, on Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

MANAGERS: Sessions/Slaughter

1. Closed rule.

2. Provides five hours of debate to be allocated as follows:
-30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader or their respective designees;
-60 minutes eually divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce;
-60 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the COmmittee on Energy and Commerce;
-60 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of theCommittee on Ways and Means;
-30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget;
-30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary; and
-30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Small Business.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

4. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points order against provisions in the bill.

6. Provides one motion to recommit.

Amendments

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 327

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to H.R. 6079 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #1, offered by Rep. DeFazio (OR), which would repeal the health insurance industry’s anti-trust exemption. Defeated: 4–8.

Majority MemberVote

Mr. SessionsNay

Ms. FoxxNay

Mr. BishopNay

Mr. WoodallNay

Mr. NugentNay

Mr. ScottNay

Mr. WebsterNay

Mr. Dreier, ChairmanNay

Minority MemberVote

Ms. SlaughterYea

Mr. McGovernYea

Mr. HastingsYea

Mr. PolisYea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 328

Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 6079 to report and open rule. Defeated: 4-8.